SOLUTION: Four times an integer is 30 less than five times the next consecutive integer. Find the integers.

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Question 71919: Four times an integer is 30 less than five times the next consecutive integer. Find the integers.
Answer by checkley75(3666) About Me  (Show Source):
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4X-30=5(X+1)
4X-30=5X+5
4X-5X=5+30
-X=35
X=-35 ANSWER
PROOF
4*-35-30=5(-35+1)
-140-30=5(-34)
-170=-170